Pillow-sham holder.



Patented June l7, I902.

, T. 'BAMBAUER. PILLOW SHAM HOLDER.

lApplication filed Oct. 23, 1001.1

( No Model.)

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TILLIE BAMBAUER, OF FOLTA, CALIFORNIA.

PlLLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 702,765, dat'dJuhe 17, 19,02.

. Application 51611 October 23, 190 Serial n. 79,628. (No model.)

Volta, in the county of Merced and State of 5 Oalifornia,have invented a new and Improved Pillow-Sham Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention has for its object to provide means whereby the pillow-sham'may be held made readily applicable to any bed without marring or injuring its finish.

This specification is a specific description of one form of the invention, while the claims are definitions of the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are sections of the same in different positions, and Fig. 4 is a detail view of a bracket employed.

The holder has two brackets a, whichhave 2 5 laterally-bent rear ends a,'lying and secured across the head and having elongated trunnions, the purpose of which is to permit the against the backof the head of the bed. The

main parts of the brackets project past the side and to the front of the head of the-bed.

and carry a rock-shaft 1), running horizontally ready adj ustment of the brackets to the width of the bed without interfering with the rockshaft.

Fitted to slide in the rock-shaft Z7, transversely therto, are two slightly-bowed rods 0, which carry, fast at eachend, a transverse bar, these bars being designated d and 2, respectively. The parts 0, d, and eform together 0 a rigid pillow-sham frame mounted to slide on the rock-shaft transversely to its axis. At the top of this frame, specifically to the bar d, is fastened a tape f, to which the pillowshams g are secured in any. desired way.

The frames,-:with,the shams attached, are capable of sliding down into operative position, (see Fig. 2,) thus covering the pillows after the usual'st'yle. When it is desired to uncover the pillows, the frame-should be slidupward. (See Figr-B.) *Nowf0r holding the frame raised to this inactivejposit'ion I provide a latch-arm h, which is slightly resilient and fastened securely tothe top framebar 01, this latch-arm extendingdown to the.

frame-bar e and being provided thereat with a crook h, capable of bearing against the rear shaft 1) when the frame is raised, whereby to hold it inthis position. (See Fig. 3.) To'lowerthe frame, itisrn'ecessary to draw out slightly thelower end of thelatch-arm,

so as to disengage it from the shaft b. The

resiliency of the latch-arm h automatically engages its crook h with the shaftfb when the frame is raised. The. rock shaft allows that swinging movement necessary to the'assumption by the frame of its several different positions, and the ends of the bar 6, projecting into engagement with the brackets' a, (see Fig. 4,) prevent the frame from'falling forward when raised.

Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of my invention may be resorted to without departingfromitheispirit and scope of my invention. Hence Iconsider myselfentitled to all such variations-as may lie within the scope of my-fclaims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-asnew and desireto Patent- 1. The combination, of arockably-mounted shaft, a pillow-sham -v frame slidably mounted thereon to move transversely-thereof, and a latch for holdingthe frame in raised position.

2. The combination, of a rockablyj-mounted shaft, a pillow-sham frame carried} thereby to slide transversely thereof, said frame comprising-transverse rods sliding onthe shaft, andend barsfastened to and connecting together the said rods. r

3. The combination of a rockably-mounted shaft, a pillow-sham frame carried 'thereby to slide transversely thereof,said framecomprising transverse rods sliding on;,the;shaft, and bars fastened to and connectingtogether the said rods, and a latch-arm fastened to'the top bar and ezgtending downwardtothe'lower secure by Letters bar to engage the rook-shaft and hold the In testimony whereof I have signed my frame raised. name to this specification in the presence of 4. The combination of a rookably-mounted two subscribing Witnesses. shaft, a. pillow-sham frame slidably mounted TILLIE BAMBAUER. 5 thereon to move transversely thereof, and releasable means for holding the frame stationary on the shaft.

Witnesses:

L. F. BAMBAUER, JOHN ,HIoKEY. 

